Three Japanese Sailors Attempt to Reach U S Drowns One Escapes One Is Captured
In the wake of the Chicago Maru near Pier yesterday morning a crew member T Ganata drowned while trying to swim ashore to gain entry to the United States. Two companions K Munjiro and A Sumato also attempted escape. Munjiro was captured while Sumato landed and escaped. Ganata's body had not yet been recovered.
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United States
T. Ganata
Pin
Ganata
Munjiro
Woman and Baby Hit by Train Near Boulder Creek
Santa Cruz Cal June 20 Following the death of Mrs Bernard Garrity and injuries to three children in a motor train accident on a trestle near Boulder Creek an investigation began. The husband who witnessed the crash says the train gave no warning as it crossed the trestle. Mrs Garrity shielding her six year old son saved him but died. The two older children 10 and 12 were only slightly hurt while Garrity and a fourth child were uninjured.
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My Uaked Press
Santa Cruz
Cal
Bernard Garrity
Boulder Creek
Garrity
Band Concerts Open Summer in City Parks
Thousands attended the opening outdoor concerts in Woodland Park and Volunteer Park by Wagner's Second Regiment band. The season features 80 open air concerts. Conductor T H Wagner notes the Volunteer Park band stand roof mutes sound and wonders how to fix it.
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Woodland Park
Volunteer Park
Wagner
Second Regiment
T. H. Wagner
19 Killed As French Trains Collide Near Ville Preux
Nineteen people were killed and twenty injured in a collision between the Granville express and a local train at Ville Preux, France. The wreckage caught fire and one train was completely destroyed.
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Walted Press
Ville Preux
France
Granville
Paroled felon tries to deter pursuers with nickels in Portland
Ernest Seidier recently paroled from Oregon penitentiary and now jailed faced a crowd chasing him after a telephone box robbery. He hurled nickels to slow the pursuers, but about 100 bystanders joined the chase and he was cornered under a dock at Taylor Street. Police found one nickel and a universal key on him.
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Portland
Ore
Ernnest Seidher
Oregon Penitentiary
Seidier
First
Madison Sts
Seidler
Taylor St
Sunday and Ruth to Talk on Liquor Fight
Bremerton June 20 the local option battle peaks as Rev Billy Sunday arrives from Everett to head the dry side while State Senator Ruth backs the wets. Ruth speaks at the Eagles hall and Sunday speaks across the street in a new rink. Tonight’s meetings precede tomorrow’s election in Charleston Port Orchard and Bremerton. Senator Bryan supports the drys using Navy Yard influence.
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United Press
Bremerton
Billy Sunday
Everett
Dity
Ruth the Wets
Ruth
Eagles
Charleston
Port Orchard
Bryan
Navy Yard
Women Aim for New York to Los Angeles Auto Record
Blanche Scott of Rochester and Gertrude Philips of Boston left Lincoln for Denver aiming to drive from New York to Los Angeles by August. They travel unaccompanied starting May 16 and plan to reach San Francisco and Los Angeles without a speed objective, possibly pursuing a time record later.
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
New York
Los Angeles
Blanche Scott
Rochester
N. Y
Gertrude Philips
Boston
Denver
San Francisco
Norris G. Rallies To End Western Produce Trust
State Representative W. G. Norris, a Republican candidate for state senator from the Sint district, campaigns on a plan to pass laws that would abolish the Western produce trust. He argues for a law forcing wholesale houses to post prices daily and treat them like public service utilities, enabling direct farmer sales and removing blacklisting to lower living costs and boost farm revenue. He warns local food trusts will resist, but insists radical measures are needed.
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W. G. Norris
Sint
Norris
Seattle
Food Trust
Mr. Norris
Sacramento Valley
Commission
Dentist Office Promises Efficient Service at Corner Second
An office at Corner Second and Pike advertises more than $15,000 invested in modern appliances and pledges efficient and painstaking dental service to attract new patients.
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Cient
Germans Start Airship Line to Carry Passengers
Friedrichshafen reports the airship Deutschland will maiden voyage June 22 from Friedrichshafen to Stuttgart Mannheim Cologne Dusseldorf. Tickets priced 35 to 50 dollars, with passengers booked for first trip. The 485 by 40 foot craft features mahogany cabin carpeted floor a restaurant and three 190 horsepower motors, cruising about 35 mph on voyages up to 860 miles.
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United Press
Friederichshafen
Deutschland Itt
Stuttgart
Mannheim
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Destechland
Tremendous Crowds at MacDougall & Southwick Opening
A new management opening at MacDougall and Southwick drew a massive morning crowd with doors closed every 30 minutes to prevent crushes. By noon several thousand shoppers roamed the store while hundreds of staff moved goods. 60 extra cashiers were hired and a cash register secured. The sale showed no pushing, and the store closed from noon to 2 pm for lunch and rest as management changes took effect.
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MacDougall & Southwick Company
Near beer ban affirmed by Idaho judge ruling
District Judge Steele’s Moscow decision declares the sale of all malt liquors without a license a violation of statutes. The dry districts face licensing challenges for near beer while wet districts see no need for the substitute. The judge also holds that the legislature may regulate or prohibit any malt liquor to control intoxication.
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Boise
Ida
Steele
Moscow
Idaho
Wealthy man paralysed after Bermuda trip loses buried cash
A man in poor health returning from Bermuda drew $22,000 from the Seaboard bank in New York and headed to Keene. In Boston he met companions, then buried $20,000 on arrival before a paralysis struck. He later forgot where the cash was buried.
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Mae
Bermuda
Seaboard Bank
New York
Keene
Boston
Boon
Hunters Start for Arctic Regions
The steam ship Boethic, chartered by Harry Whitney of New Haven and Paul J. Rainey of Cleveland, sails from Boston bound for the Arctic for a hunting expedition led by Capt. Robert Bartlett who accompanied Peary. Candy and trinkets for igloo dwellers are aboard and the party will not pursue Dr. Cook’s claimed records.
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Bn United Press
Boston
Harry Whitney
New Haven
Paul J. Rainey
Cleveland
Arctic
Robert Bartlett
Peary
Dr. Cook
Tah
He Hid 20000 Cash Then Lost Track of Where
Twenty thousand dollars in cash wrapped in a rubber blanket lies hidden near an old house in Keene New Hampshire. James F Donigan once affluent but now in poverty has spent ten years searching the area without success. The case recalls his former prominence in New Hampshire society twenty years ago.
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United Press
Boston
Maass
Keene, N. H
James F. Donigan
Donigan
New Hampshire
Seattle Visitors Tour Oregon to Inspect Business Climate
A group from Seattle travels by four automobiles to inspect conditions for business. Members include H. C. Henry C. D. Stimson F. K. Struve B. Ainsworth A. B. Kerry E. Blaine B. H. Strout H. W. Treat A. B. Stewart and Josiah Collins as they journey through Oregon.
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Oregon
Seattle
H. C. Henry
C. D. Stimaon
F. K. Struve
B. Ainsworth
Kerry
E. ¥. Blaine
H Strout
H W. Treat
A. B. Stewart
Josiah Collins
Picture Dealer Refuses Sale Over Unknown Artist Name
A dealer refuses to buy a painting unless the artist is well known. The artist asserts his name, John Smith, should be sufficient.
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John Smith
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